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Thread: safety first...well, sort of

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    safety first...well, sort of

    so, i went shooting yesterday, had the need to throw some lead down range. everything was going ok, except it was to stinking cold. but i am sort of used to it, being a life long resident in a state that the weather can not make up it mind of what it is going to do. anyway, i was alternating between 3 pistols, 44 mag, 38 spl, and a 22 semi auto. wearing my hearing protection, and eye protection like i was supposed to, with one slight modification. i had to keep the glasses out away from my face about 1/8th inch to keep the from fogging. so, on my third time cycleing through the rotation, one of the HOT spent 22 cases came backwards, bounced off my hat, and downward right into the little slit between my glasses and my face. it landed against my lower eye lid, and stayed there until i realized what was going on and i ripped them off my face. so much for being safe. winter, bah-humbug!
    Silver and Gold are for rich men. Lead and Brass is MY silver and gold! And when push comes to shove, one of my silver and gold pieces will be more valuable than a big pile of actual silver and gold.

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    Dammed if ya' do an' dammed if ya' don't.

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    So if someone asks you what that scar is from, just respond "a .22"
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    being a life long resident in a state that the weather can not make up it mind of what it is going to do

    You must be from Indiana.....LOL

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    Yea, that is bad, probably worse than a 45acp down the shirt, but not nearly as bad as my wife dropping one between "the girls".

    She wasn't happy that day...

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    A baseball cap

    is part of my safety gear. Down the back of your neck is not good either.

    Life is good

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    Yea, I got a hot .223 case down the back, left a perfectly .223 case shaped burn scar on my back.

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